From The Gleaner

The police say the arrest of a 15-year-old [at the end of August] in relation to a bus shooting incident brings to seven the number of juveniles arrested in the last two [July/Aug] months in relation to gun crimes.

Head of the St Andrew South Police Senior Superintendent of Police Delroy Hewitt says six juveniles have been charged for shooting and one for illegal possession of firearm.

SSP Hewitt says the level of crime among juveniles is not peculiar to the division and highlights deficiencies in the homes and schools.

However, SSP Hewitt says the police are trying to steer children away from crime through various outreach programmes.

The teenager who was arrested yesterday is facing charges of attempted murder, wounding and illegal possession of a firearm.

He is accused of wildly firing a gun at a public passenger bus along Spanish Town Road after accusing the conductor three hours earlier of overcharging him.

SSP Hewitt says the teen could face an identification parade as early as today.

And he says the teenager has been cooperating with investigators.

SSP Hewitt says the police are also searching for a gang member they believe gave the illegal firearm to the teenager.

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Two dead, seven arrested in joint Jamaica police, military operation

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The police report that when the shooting subsided it was discovered that two men believed to be members of a gang operating out of Denham Town, were killed.

Two civilians were killed and seven young men taken into custody in the Corporate Area community of Denham Town as the security forces try to crack down on an upsurge of violence in the area.

The community, located in west Kingston was  rocked by explosions early Thursday morning  which forced commuters to run from flying bullets.

The police report that when the shooting subsided it was discovered that two men believed to be members of a  gang operating out of Denham Town, were killed.

According to Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Delroy Hewitt, the  operation was in response to the high level of violence in area.

“We have to respond to it and we responded by having a major operation . Sometime early this morning (Thursday) the police came in and two men were subsequently shot and pronounced dead during the operations, investigations are taking place.”

Hewitt said two illegal firearms were seized during the operation.Seven youngmen , also from Denham Town were  taken into custody during the operation.

Violence also rocked sections of the western city of Montego Bay late Wednesday, when gunmen attacked a policeman as he headed home.

The police report that the Constable was driving along Corinaldi Avenue in city when he was held up, shot and robbed of his vehicle, he is now battling for life in hospital . In another incident, a policeman escaped injury after being fired on by gunmen while heading home.

These latest incidents follows a double murder in the area on Wednesday and the injuring of two other men by gunmen in Catherine Hall, also in the parish on Tuesday.

Earlier this week the  main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)  criticised the  Portia Simpson Miller administration over its handling of the crime situation in the country.

Opposition spokesman on National Security, Delroy Chuck, wants the government to take decisive action to deal with the situation.

“There’s no doubt that the past three months have shown that we do not have crime and murders under control and I am very disappointed that we have not heard from the Minister of National Security or the Prime minister as to what plans, programmes, policies and support they have to provide the police with the necessary resources and instructions to stem the rising murders violent crime in the country,” he said.

“When this problem arose under the Jamaica Labour Party government, we enacted six crime bills and that undoubtedly assisted in bringing down crime. From 2010 up to 2012, there was a decline in criminal activity, in particular murders.

Chucks comments follow the release of official crime figures by the police indicating that January1 and September 28 this year, 884 people were murdered as compared to 839 for the same period last year.

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